Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings.

Chapter 1000 0985 [Going against the will of heaven]

"I'm sorry, Mr. Du, as you know, I just got out of the ICAC and HSBC headquarters called me. The meaning was very clear, not allowing me to interfere in your affairs, especially in terms of loans. As for the deadline, HSBC will not cooperate with you until you and Li Zhaoheng, or to be more precise, you deal with the Du Alliance." Shen Bi walked into the coffee shop of the Peninsula Hotel in Kowloon, sat down politely opposite Du Yongxiao, and said a little depressed.

"Also, I came here this time to thank you for rescuing me from the ICAC. Yes, if it weren't for you, I might have stayed there for two or three days. Damn it, you don't know how bad the coffee there is!"

Seeing Shen Bi's somewhat disappointed and complaining expression, Du Yongxiao smiled and raised his hand to the waiter and said, "Bring Mr. Shen a cup of coffee, black coffee, less sugar!"

"In fact, you have helped me a lot. It is only right for me to rescue you. After all, you are my friend. Besides, HSBC Bank is not opened by you alone. It is right for the headquarters not to support you and give me money. After all, you are doing business, not charity." Du Yongxiao said to Shen Bi while stirring the coffee cup in front of him.

Shen Bi nodded slightly and smiled bitterly: "Yes, as a banker I shouldn't act on impulse, but as an investor, I don't think you will necessarily lose this time."

Shen Bi analyzed, "The anti-Du alliance seems very powerful, but in fact, they are all independent and bound together by interests. Li Zhaoheng, Li Jiacheng and others gathered together for the sake of interests. If you, Mr. Du, can break their alliance, you can find a breakthrough and completely defeat them."

"Having said that, everything still needs money to speak. I heard that the funds raised by the Anti-Du Alliance have reached 1 billion? It seems that this time they not only want to swallow up my Hengchuang, but also really want to take action against the Du Group... But 1 billion is not enough to destroy my empire. It depends on how big a bet Li Zhaoheng dares to make next!" Du Yongxiao took out a business card from his pocket and pushed it in front of Shen Bi: "You should know Soros, right? Oh, by the way, maybe you don't know him but you have only heard of him. This is his business card. Give him a call and he will tell you what to do next!"

"Uh, what exactly are you going to do? I know Soros, a ruthless man who runs a hedge fund--" Shen Bi picked up the business card, flipped through it, and said to Du Yongxiao in surprise, "He is a well-known financial tycoon. Do you want to lure him to Hong Kong?"

In Shen Bi's eyes, Du Yongxiao has always been imaginative in doing things, and his methods are ruthless and cruel enough. It is not impossible that he would let a wolf into the house in order to save himself.

In other words, if Du Yongxiao really lured Soros to Hong Kong, the original war between Du Yongxiao and the anti-Du alliance would have evolved into an international financial melee, which might well subvert the entire prosperous economy of Hong Kong, and even set Hong Kong's economy back by decades.

Although Shen Bi only came to Hong Kong this year, he already had feelings for Hong Kong. In particular, he had close relations with many Chinese businessmen in Hong Kong and established deep friendships in business, such as with Du Yongxiao in front of him.

Therefore, Shen Bi really did not want to see the Hong Kong economy collapse because of the battle between Du Yongxiao and Li Zhaoheng.

"Don't worry. Although I am a person who pays attention to results and will do whatever it takes to achieve my goals, I will never do anything that would harm Hong Kong's economic interests or invite wolves into my house." Du Yongxiao took a sip of coffee. "As for why I asked you to contact Soros, it's because I have an agreement with him. To be precise, he is now helping me do things--"

"Ahem, what?" Shen Bi's eyes widened slightly, and he said in disbelief, "You mean... Soros is your man?"

"That's right, he is the same as you. You are my financial director and he is my investment director." Du Yongxiao said lightly.

"Ahem, investment manager?" Shen Bi was so surprised that he could hardly speak. He stared at Du Yongxiao with wide eyes. He really didn't know how many secrets the other party had that he didn't know.

Soros, the world-renowned financial tycoon, is actually Mr. Du's henchman?

Who would believe it? !

Before this, Shen Bi often felt that he was not ambitious enough. As the boss of HSBC Bank and an upper-class noble in the British Empire, he had to be inferior to Du Yongxiao and help Du Yongxiao do things, which he thought was detrimental to his status.

As he and Du Yongxiao got to know each other better, this feeling was alleviated a lot, but sometimes he would still feel a little uncomfortable late at night. This was due to the arrogance inherent in the British. Moreover, Hong Kong was still their colony, but he was working for a Chinese...

But now, the discomfort deep in Shen Bi's heart disappeared instantly!

Just imagine, even the famous Wall Street investment tycoon Soros is willing to be Du Yongxiao's lackey and be driven by him, let alone him who is just a HSBC boss?
As his mind kept turning, Shen Bi felt that Du Yongxiao was unfathomable. He then speculated in his heart: "What exactly is Du Yongxiao going to do? Now he wants to bring in Soros, the big crocodile... Why do I have a bad omen, feeling that Li Zhaoheng and his anti-Du alliance are slowly stepping into the abyss?"

Seeing Shen Bi's strange expression and silence, Du Yongxiao smiled at him and said, "Don't be nervous, just call him. As for what he asks you to do, you can refuse if you don't want to. In terms of status, you are equal to him! Yes, you don't have to put yourself in a difficult position for me, or because of me. In short, I can only say thank you for your help to me all the time."

Before Shen Bi could say anything, Young Master Huo hurried in from outside. Seeing Du Yongxiao and the foreigner Shen Bi sitting and drinking coffee, Young Master Huo walked over and sat next to Du Yongxiao. He didn't care that the foreigner Shen Bi was next to him and asked directly, "You know I'm not as smart as you, so don't make me guess anymore. What the hell are you doing?"

"I thought you came here to give me money, but you came here to ask me questions." Du Yongxiao smiled at Mr. Huo. Shen Bi, who was sitting opposite him, had already put away the business card on the table and stood up: "Du, I'm leaving first!" Du Yongxiao stood up and shook hands with Shen Bi: "Okay, you can call me if you have any questions. Remember, do everything according to your own heart. If you want to do it, do it. If you don't want to do it, just refuse it! Also, when I win, I will treat you to coffee in Hawaii!"

"Haha, okay, it's a deal!" Shen Bi laughed, turned around and said to Master Huo, "Sorry, Master, I have something to do and I'll leave first!"

We are all in this small place called Hong Kong and we all know each other.

"Take care, I want to say a few more words to Ah Xiao!" Mr. Huo also politely stood up to see the guest off.

After Shen Bi left, Young Master Huo immediately turned around and stared at Du Yongxiao.

"Boss, what exactly do you want to know?" Du Yongxiao spread his hands and said to Mr. Huo helplessly.

Mr. Huo rarely had a serious expression on his face. "My father told me that he would not let me help you with money. He also said that you were going to set up some trickery, which was extremely dangerous! If it goes wrong, you might lose everything, or Li Zhaoheng's family would be ruined. That's why I came here to find you. I want to ask you clearly, what is this trick, and how confident are you?"

"You ask me how confident I am?" Du Yongxiao picked up the coffee and took a sip.

"Why, you don't have enough confidence? Don't you have even 50% confidence? You were not like this before. You have always been very steady. Even my father said that you have the demeanor of a great general. You stay calm in times of crisis and always turn defeat into victory at critical moments." Young Master Huo scratched his head and said irritably, "So tell me, how confident are you this time? Can you win? If you are not sure, don't do it! The Anti-Du Alliance is a huge force and it will be difficult to defeat them!"

"I really can't win alone." Du Yongxiao took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed it to Young Master Huo, and lit it for him. "In addition to Li Zhaoheng, Li Jiacheng, and Li Zhaoji, the Anti-Du Alliance also has Qiu Degen's Far East Bank, Li Zhaofu's Far East Securities, and of course, Southeast Asia, Britain, France, and even some speculators in the United States. If you count, they now have at least 1 billion chips. If nothing unexpected happens, it will eventually reach 10 billion!"

"Swoosh! What?" Young Master Huo took a breath and looked at Du Yongxiao in disbelief. "10 billion? So many people are going to pay 10 billion?"

Du Yongxiao said nothing, just nodded.

"Then don't fight!" Young Master Huo took a few puffs of his cigarette, shook his head and said to Du Yongxiao, "10 billion, not to mention you, even my dad can be smashed to death!"

Du Yongxiao smiled at Mr. Huo, "How can we not fight? If I admit defeat now, won't Li Zhaoheng and his men easily take over Hengchuang? Then, they will defeat the Du Group at the lowest cost. What should I do then? Should I become a stray dog ​​in disgrace, or run to your Huo family for shelter?"

Young Master Huo opened his mouth, but was speechless.

The victor always takes the spoils, and Du Yongxiao has always dominated Hong Kong and is known as the Emperor of Hong Kong. If he loses this time, money is a small matter, and he will probably jump into Hong Kong for the sake of face.

"So... do you really want to fight Li Zhaoheng and the others to the end?"

"That's right!"

"You have no chance of winning, but you still want to fight?" "No chance of winning?"

"Yes, you said that the other party is an alliance that can eventually raise 10 billion! 10 billion!" Mr. Huo gestured exaggeratedly, holding a cigarette.

Du Yongxiao smiled and suddenly said to Master Huo: "Then if I tell you that I am not fighting alone, do you believe it?"

"Uh, what do you mean?"

"I mean, on my side..." Du Yongxiao leaned forward and said to Mr. Huo seriously, "It's also an alliance!"

……

"how is this possible?"

Li Zhaoheng stood up from his seat and looked at the report in his hand with some surprise.

Li Tianwang, a trusted subordinate, said: "Under our acquisition attack, Hengchuang was already on the verge of collapse, but I don't know where the other party got the financial support from, and they actually bought the shares we were going to acquire at a high price!"

“How much did we buy?”

"One billion, buy 20 percent!"

"What? That's all!"

"Yes, no one expected it."

"How much money do we have left?"

"For the time being... we need to raise more money!" Li Tianwang hesitated for a moment, "Everyone is waiting and watching. If you can come up with some money, then other big guys will continue to follow!"

"Then give me all my money!"

"Even if we take out all of it and get at most 30%, we still can't control the company. According to the current situation, at least..." Li Tianwang hesitated, "3 billion!"

"Three billion?"

"Yes!" Li Tianwang said, "If we want to defeat Du's after acquiring Hengchuang, we need at least 10 billion!"

"One billion!" Li Zhaoheng's eyes were somewhat complicated.

"Yes, this requires our Li Group to mortgage most of its assets, and then Cheung Kong Holdings and Henderson Land Development will follow suit!"

After hearing this, Li Zhaoheng closed his eyes.

He felt like he was now at the gambling table.

The stakes are constantly increasing, and we are constantly surpassing our limits.

One billion?
What to do?
According to the temperament of Boss Li and his people, if they want to raise the 10 billion, he will have to at least come up with 5 billion!

Only when the Li family bears half of the risk, those profit-seeking bosses who put profit above all else will feel at ease to take out their money and place their bets.

In other words, Li Zhaoheng now has to come up with 5 billion to continue to lead the anti-Du alliance and continue to fight Du Yongxiao!

"How could this happen? Where did Mr. Du get the funds from?" Li Zhaoheng couldn't figure it out. He left his desk and paced around with his hands behind his back.

Li Tianwang didn't say anything, just looked at the boss.

"If I call it quits now and stop betting, how much will I lose?" Li Zhaoheng suddenly looked up and asked.

Li Tianwang said: "At most 300 million!"

Li Zhaoheng nodded, "Three hundred million, after sharing the burden, I already have over a hundred million. Even if my father is willing to forgive me, my eldest brother and third brother will not let me go!"

Li Tianwang hesitated for a moment, "I heard that... Shen Bi has given up supporting Du Yongxiao, and Boss Huo, Daheng Shao, Lin Baixin, Lei Juekun and others have also refused to help--"

"Huh?" Li Zhaoheng's eyes lit up, and he took a few quick steps back to his desk. "That is to say, the Du family may be at the end of their rope, right?"

Li Tianwang said nothing.

Li Zhaoheng clenched his fists and stared at the calligraphy on the wall: "A bright future with a bright future"!
"I can't even defeat a mere Du Yongxiao and was almost scared by him. How can I have a bright future and inherit the Li family business?" Li Zhaoheng sneered, "Du Yongxiao wants to use this trick to scare me and make me give up on my own initiative. He is deceiving me! Hahaha!"

Li Zhaoheng laughed loudly, "Since you cheated me, I will go all in with you! One billion, right? Five billion, right? I, Li Zhaoheng, take it!"

"Lisheng, are you ready--"

"Please help me contact Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank in Hong Kong and tell them that I, Li Zhaoheng, am going to mortgage Li's Real Estate, Li's Soda Factory, Mandarin Hotel, Mido Hotel, Li's TVB shares, and all the land and shops in Causeway Bay——"

Li Tianwang was shocked: "Lisheng, no, these are the basic industries of our Li Group. If they are gone--"

"You don't have to say anything. A real man has his own ways of doing things and his own ways of not doing things! This time, Du Yongxiao and I are betting everything on this!" Li Zhaoheng gritted his teeth, "Even if God wants to stop me, I will go against the will of God!"

(End of this chapter)